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Submitted by admin on Tue, 08/26/2008 - 15:40

Clinical Signs:

Diarrhea

Clinical description:

This image was taken 5 days post experimental inoculation with viscerotropic velogenic Newcastle disease virus. A large amount of watery diarrhea is a common finding in Newcastle. This diarrhea often has a greenish color, as seen here, due to the presence of bile. Additionally, diuresis results in an excessive amount of white urates seen in these feces.

Record number:

20964

Age:

Unknown

Breed:

White Leghorn SPF

Clinical form:

Acute

Infection type:

Experimental

History:

The photograph of this bird was taken 5 days post inoculation. The bird was experimentally inoculated with Viscerotropic Velogenic Newcastle Disease virus [MO/31387/96] on 3/2/08 at Plum Island Animal Disease Center. The inoculation was performed via cloacal swab using 0.1ml.